Stephon Clark killing: Golden 1 Center placed on lockdown as protesters surround arena for Kings game

Stephon Clark was killed March 18 when two Sacramento police officers responding to a report of someone breaking car windows fatally shot him in his grandparents' backyard.

A demonstrator, left, talks with a Sacramento Kings ticket holder, right, during a protest over the shooting death of Stephon Clark by Sacramento Police officers on March 18, causing a lockdown of the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif. | AP

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28 Mar 2018, 10:10 am

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Demonstrators protesting the shooting death of Stephon Clark by Sacramento Police officers on March 18, block the entrance to the Golden 1 Center, preventing ticket holders from entering to watch the Dallas Mavericks play the Sacramento Kings in an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif. | AP

People blocked from entering the Golden 1 Center stand outside metal detectors in Sacramento, Calif. | AP

Ticket holders unable to enter the Golden 1 Center stand outside the building after protesters forced a lockdown of the arena before the Dallas Mavericks played the Sacramento Kings in an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif. | AP

Demonstrators gather outside the entrance to the Sacramento City Council chambers to protest the shooting death of Stephon Clark by Sacramento police in Sacramento, Calif. | AP

Protesters calling for justice in the name of Stephon Clark block the entrance to the Golden One Center preventing fans from entering the arena to watch the Sacramento Kings take on the Dallas Mavericks NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif. | AP

Demonstrators protesting the shooting death of Stephon Clark by Sacramento Police officers, block the entrance to the Golden 1 Center, preventing ticket holders who weren't already inside from watching the Dallas Mavericks play the Sacramento Kings in an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif. | AP

Helmeted Sacramento Police officers block the entrance to the Sacramento City Council chambers from demonstrators protesting the shooting death of Stephon Clark by Sacramento Police in Sacramento, Calif. | AP